Sanctions for Sri Lanka: Aussie church group’s call

The Brisbane archdiocese’s Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) has called on the Australian Government to take a stronger stance on human rights violations in Sri Lanka.

Rajapaksa ‘entitled to govern’: Lankan bishops pres

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been “duly elected and is entitled to govern”, Sri Lankan Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Vianney Fernando has said, adding that the situation in the country is “not as alarming as some press reports say”.

Lankan bishops call for politicians code of conduct

A group of Catholic and Anglican bishops in Sri Lanka have urged politicians to stop politics-related violence in the country so as to further lasting peace and democracy.

Tamil battleground visit shocks Lankan bishop

Sri Lankan Tamil Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam has visited the civil war’s final battlefield for the first time since the fighting ended, and said rebuilding lives and churches in the area was an “unbearable burden” on the people there.

St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala

St. Anne’s College in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka traces its roots back to 1867, with an enrollment of 101.

Promote peace and dev: SL bishops tell new president

Bishops’ Conference president, Bishop Vianney Fernando, has appealed to newly re-elected Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to make peace and development the nation’s priorities.

Lankan religious leaders seek poll violence end

With the election chief “helpless” to stop pre-poll violence, religious leaders say they will step in and directly intervene to resolve disputes in the run-up to the Jan. 26 presidential election.

Sri Lanka’s Madhu shrine re-opened

Sri Lanka’s celebrated Madhu Marian shrine has been declared open to all once more, after completion of demining in the surrounding area.

Priests hold Masses for former Tamil rebels

Sri Lankan Catholic priests have celebrated the first few Masses for former Tamil rebels held in camps in the country’s north after military officials gave priests their approval for the services last week.

Sri Lankan Oblate seminary turns 50

As many Religious orders struggle to find new members, Sri Lanka’s Oblates of Mary Immaculate seminary is celebrating its 50th anniversary with strong growth in the number of students.

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